Pandit Jaychand Chhabra
occupies an important place in the spiritual-minded geniuses of
Jaipur. He was born in a village Fagi on the Diggi-Malpura road,
thirty miles away from Jaipur. His father was Motiramji Chhabra.

At the early age of eleven he
was drawn towards spiritual studies. After some days he came to
Jaipur, where he got the company of Pandit Todarmalji and others.
He attained spiritual knowledge in the Terapan.th group of
Jaipur.

His son, Pandit Nandlal, was
also a great scholar. Pandit Jaichandji has himself showered
praises on him.

His works are mostly
commentaries, which are called Vachnikas. He has also some
original works to his credit. Following are some of his important
works :

1. Tattvarthasutra Vachanika 2.
Sarwarthasiddhi Vachanika

3. Prameya Ratanmala Vachanika
4. Dravya Sangraba Vachanika

5. Samaysar Vachanika 6. Ashta
Pahud Vachanika

7. Gyanarnava Vachanika 8. Dhanya Kumar Charit Vachanika

9. Kartikeyanupreksha Vachanika
10. Pad Sangraha.

The present 'Twelve Wishful
Reflections' is his own work.

TWELVE
WISHFUL REFLECTIONS

1. Transitoriness
: From the extra-sensory point of view, the whole universe is
constant, but from the manifestation point of view nothing is
constant. As such, relegating the manifestation point of view to
the background, spiritual experience alone is worth striving for
from the psychic point of view.

2. Forlornness : There
are only two shelters in the world. From the spiritual point of
view our own pure soul is our refuge and, from external point of
view, the five Parmesties are our refuge. This creature, due to
delusion, regards other objects as his refuge.

3. Worldly Existence: From the
spiritual point of view, delusions, attachments and aversions
constitute the world. On account of these inclinations, living
beings wander about in the four phases of life.

4. Oneness:From the spiritual point of view our soul is only
consciousness. Karma being indifferent cause of different
manifestations, soul assumes different alternates. Complete
liberation is attained after getting rid of these inclinations.

5. Separateness :Every
substance develops in its own existence. None is the creator or
the destroyer of the other. When a living being reflects like
this, he does not develop attachment for worldly objects and
beings.

6. Impurity :Our soul is perfectly
pure. The body, however, is very impure. As such the learned
preceptors have ordained us to look into ourselves and not to
indulge in any sort of attachment for this impure body.

7. Influx : Spiritually
our soul is all consciousness. Impure modifications of the soul
are influx feelings, which are to be annihilated.

8. Stoppage of Influx :To be deeply engrossed in our spiritual existence alone is
real stoppage of influx. It is associated with careful
functioning of the senses, mental, vocal and bodily restraints
and abstinence, with the help of which sins are washed off.

9. Shedding of Bondage :Our
knowing soul alone is our object of attainment, by reliance
whereof, all the old impurities of merits and demerits are
annihilated and the soul attains its inherent nature.

10. Universe :Considering
over the functions of the six substances of this universe, we
should merge ourselves with our soul. Understanding the spiritual
as well as the material aspects of living, we should destroy
inclinations towards wrong faith.

11. Knowledge and
Perceptional Sentience :Consciousness is
the attribute of the soul. It is not at all difficult to achieve.
It is from the material external point of view that it has been
called uncommon or difficult to achieve.

12. Religion :Our
soul is a mass of consciousness and perceptional sentience. Its
ten forms of compassion, forgiveness etc., and the three gems of
Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct are all
indivisible parts of our soul.